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Music entrepreneur Simon Cowell pays tribute to Sir Philip Green as the Arcadia boss is presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Retail award at the 2013 Oracle Retail Week Awards.

Online pictorial piece highlighting the VIP drinks reception at the ORWA 2013 event.

The May 2013 edition of Business Officer includes an article highlighting the increase in institutions moving to responsibility center management (RCM). The article highlights several universities using RCM including the University of Florida who abandoned their traditional incremental budgeting in 2011 because it lacked transparency and didn't provide the incentives or resources to grow, change, or shrink programs. The article includes comment based off the interview with Matthew Fajack, vice president and chief financial officer and Sheri Austin, assistant vice president and director of university budgets. Matthew noted the university achieved its goal on the transparency side allowing people to now understand their costs and where revenues come from. Sheri further explained that RCM isn't the culprit in dwindling budgets but rather state appropriations that prompted budget cuts. The article notes that since RCM was implemented, all of the responsibility centers at the university have been able to meet the budget or, come very close.

At IRCE 2013: 50% of the organization's site traffic during the weather disasters came from mobile devices, says Craig Oldham, vice president of digital engagement for American Red Cross. The nonprofit group last year built a single e-commerce platform based on Oracle Corp.'s ATG Web Commerce On Demand.

Oracle vp of retail strategy Andrea Vandome: A new generation of mobile analytics is at the forefront of change this year. We are emerging from three consecutive years in which consumers adopted smartphones in record numbers and used them to bridge desktop and in-store shopping. Retailers are moving quickly catch up. Recent advances in business intelligence, among them the ability to tap multiple sources and deliver to a mobile device in real-time, place line managers on more equal footing and equip them to better engage the omnichannel shopper.

Meanwhile, Saks is working with Oracle in an ambitious project called Project Evolution that will deliver new computer systems including merchandising and finance. That will help Saks meld its online business with its physical stores. For example, by fall 2013, the company plans to be able to fulfill online orders from its Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

Saks is working hard to cater to shoppers who are buying both in the stores and online. During a conference call with investors, Saks CEO Steve Sadove talked about how important it is to merge its physical stores with its online business. The company is investing in an ambitious multi-year project with Oracle called "Project Evolution" that will help create a more seamless operation. By 2013, it expects to fulfill online orders from its Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

The July 30 edition of Campus Technology included an article highlighting the University of Tennessee's new procurement deal intended to streamline the institution's online procurement processes. The university chose ESM solutions to improve these administrative processes. The ESM applications will integrate with the university's current systems, including PeopleSoft and Oracle.

The October 2013 edition of University Business included an article highlighting the use of social media for retention. It discusses how students use social media more than email to communicate. Further, it notes that while some campus leaders are committing to their social media programs, others are still treating social media as an afterthought. The article includes comment from an interview with Drew Melendres, vice president of student affairs and enrollment management at Metropolitan State University, who notes that his institution wants to prevent cognitive dissonance with students. Drew also notes that the more students stay engaged, the more likely they will stay enrolled. The article also looks at how social media can be taken from online to in-person interactions. The article also cites Oracle as a resource